NAME: Mike Whiddett

 

NICK NAME:‘MADMIKE’

 

AGE: 27

 

HOMETOWN: AUCKLAND

 

TEAM: Red Bull

 

HOW LONG YOU HAVE BEEN DRIFTING: 3yrs

 

BEST RESULTS: qualified 1st and placed 3rd overall at the 2008 Asia Pacific World Drift Champs in Singapore.


Ranked top8 in the world at 2008 Red Bull World Drift Champs California

 

 

SHORT BIOGRAPHY: I made the switch from Competing pro in Freestyle MX to DRIFTING in 2006. I have had a very successful 3yrs in Drifting. Now fully backed by Red Bull competing in 2 pro spec Drift cars over the globe is  now my job!


SPONSORS: Red Bull, Goodyear, Castrol, DC, HKS, Redline Performance, Tein, Weds, Turbosmart, Tengtools, ITS, PPRE, Classic Cover Insurance, Microtech .com racing, Lokey, AnyMazSpare.  

 

CAR SPEC:
MODEL: MAZDA FD RX7
ENGINE: 26b 4ROTOR
POWER: 477hp at wheels

TORQUE:
TURBO: N/A
ENGINE MODS: PPRE Peripheral Ports, lightened and balanced hi-comp rotors, PPRE seals, hand built chromolly crank, 3 window bearings, modified center plates for quad rotor crank, hi rev mid stationary gears, hand fabricated intake manifold, hand fabricated intake fuel runners, 55mm MoTech throttle bodies, custom filters, custom sump, gilmer pulleys, 8x Bosch coils, Stewart elec water pump, full braided lines with Earls fittings, side mount alternator, Custom Alloy Radiator 

CLUTCH: HKS pro2 twin plate, HKS flywheel
TRANSMISSION: HKS sequential
DIFF: Custom full spool locker
SUSPENSION: Tein super Drift EDFC   
WHEELS: Weds Kranze 18-12 rear, 18-11 front
TYRES:  Goodyear F1 265/35/18 rear, 245/35/18 front   
BODYWORK: BN-Sports Blister widebody, Custom CRE8GRAFX vinyl CAMO.
INTERIOR: Sparco seats, Sparco wheel,  Sparco 5point harnesses, HKS guages, D2 air jacks, D2 Hydraulic hand brake, Tein EDFC, 6 point cage, custom dash and door skins, Microtech.